Vulnerable student woke up to vile rapist attacking her after falling asleep at friend's flat

A vulnerable student woke up to find a stranger raping her.
Robert Welham, 26, met the victim through mutual friends she was out with in Beverley, Hull, and was heard to comment she had a "nice a**e" after they left a pub.
A friend told him to "cut the s**t" because she was "too young". He later raped her while she was asleep at a friend's flat.
When the victim woke and realised what was happening, she pushed Welham off.
He then sexually assaulted her "for about ten minutes".
Welham - who has since got married - told police they had consensual sex... read more

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